AYSANABEE AND RUBY WATERS RELEASE “VIDEO GAMES” (AMAZON MUSIC ORIGINAL) VIA ISHKŌDÉ RECORDS
SET TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH RUBY WATERS AT TORONTO’S CNE
Aysanabee and Ruby Waters reinterpret Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games” as a charged duet released as an Amazon Music Original, out today. The new collaboration brings the whirlwind-busy artists back into each other’s creative orbits after touring together in 2023.
Swapping piano for bedrock layered guitars, their take conveys the same elations and frustrations of the original. Its emotional swings between longing and detachment are expressed here in call-and-response form, a shared loneliness for a connection just out of reach.
Out now on Ishkōdé Records, “Video Games” is available to stream worldwide exclusively on Amazon Music. The two artists will share the stage this summer at Toronto’s CNE on August 27th!
About Aysanabee (pronounced: Ace-in-abbey)
Aysanabee is a two-time JUNO award-winning Oji-Cree artist. With a swirling mix of indie, soul, and electronic sounds and pulse-quickening fingerpicking, his music featured on his 2023 EP Here and Now and his 2022 debut LP Watin is both hypnotic and melodious. Aysanabee made history as the first Indigenous artist to win the JUNO Awards for Alternative Album of the Year and the coveted Songwriter of the Year, for Here and Now.
He is the first Indigenous artist to hit Number 1 on Mediabase Canada’s Alternative Rock chart. He has been short-listed for the 2023 Polaris Prize and performed close to 300 shows on major stages, festivals, and venues across Canada and globally.
About Ruby Waters
Her mellow manner is entirely disarming and comforting in the best way possible, Ruby Waters is a powerful artistic force set on a path that is wholly her own creation. Ruby’s music is an extension of her truest self—good times, good friends, and honest storytelling. Add in a few cases of beer, some nostalgic riffs, and cutting lyrics and you begin to see the picture clearly.
As an independent artist, Ruby has amassed over 50 million streams, with her singles and two EPs, Almost Naked (2019) and If It Comes Down To It (2020), as well as a JUNO Award nomination for Alternative Artist of the Year in 2022. Touring is where Ruby thrives, having previously sold-out headline shows across the US, Canada, Europe and the UK. Looking ahead to 2024, Ruby Waters is captivating fans with her full-length debut, What’s The Point, and headline tours to follow, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter.
Aysanabee & Ruby Waters
“Video Games” (Amazon Original Music)
(Ishkōdé Records)
Release Date: July 19, 2024
Tour Dates
July 20-21 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Festival
July 22 – Hollywood, CA – The Hotel Cafe (w/ Raye Zaragoza)
July 25 – St. Williams, ON – Burning Kiln Winery
July 27 – 28 – Salmon Arm, BC – Roots & Blues Festival
August 1 – Sydney, NS – Makin’ Waves
August 2 – Saint John, NB – Area 506
August 9 – Drumheller, AB – Badlands Amphitheatre (w/ Corb Lund)
August 10 – Regina, SK – Regina Folk Festival Presents: The Skygazer Soirée
August 24 – Labrador City, NL – IronFest
August 27 – Toronto, ON – CNE Bandshell (w/ Ruby Waters)
September 1 – Kelowna, BC – Denim on the Diamond
September 14 – Victoria, BC – Rifflandia
September 27 – Cold Lake, AB – 4 Wings MFRCS
October 5 – Creemore, ON – Festival of the Arts
October 14-20 – Sydney, AUS – SXSW Sydney
October 23-27 – Manchester, UK – WOMEX
November 7 – Keene, NH – The Colonial Theatre
MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED – Tickets and details HERE
Artist Links
Photo Credits: John Butler
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